Piper PA-28 N5263W accident near New Braunfels, Texas, December 27, 2024
Piper PA-28, registration N5263W, was involved in an accident near New Braunfels, Texas on December 27, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 3 people on board. Case CEN25LA065 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 119 minutes of the flight after departing the Midlothian/Mid-Way Rgnl area (KJWY), reaching a maximum of 4,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:43 UTC, at 1,300 ft and 51 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 4 km from New Braunfels Muni (KBAZ).
The nearest weather report, from KBAZ (4 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28 registered in United States (Mode S A6A20E).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- December 27, 2024
- Location
- New Braunfels, Texas
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5263W
- Injuries
- Serious (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA065 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Midlothian/Mid-Way Rgnl (KJWY)
- Nearest airport
- New Braunfels Muni (KBAZ)
- Recorded flight
- 119 min, max 4,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:43 UTC, 1,300 ft, 51 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA065; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.